12 Chester Close, Exeter, EX4 2EJ
About 12 Chester Close
12 Chester Close is a semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 2EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 279.3% above the 1999 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 67.9% below the postcode norm. At 107 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2027
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Planning history
12 Chester Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Chester Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 July 1999Most recent
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 2EJ: £306,000 (2022–2016).
Versus other Chester Close homes
On price per m², 12 Chester Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£860
Street avg £3,323
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
543/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Peterborough Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Exwick Heights Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







